October 20– 23, 2008

AcademyHealth's three-and-a-half day fall orientation offers an in-depth introduction to the key players, formal and informal policymaking processes, and critical health policy issues. The program includes presentations by well-known experts, interactive panels and group discussions, hands-on tutorials, and a congressional site visit.

The orientation program objectives are:

• To learn the fundamentals of health policy development and implementation.
• To gain an understanding of the Washington health policy environment and its players.

The 2008 health policy orientation program will be held at The Barbara Jordan Conference Center at the Kaiser Family Foundation office, 1330 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005.

The orientation is organized with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.